The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-23
THE MAINE VICTORIOUS.
Triumph of the Hazen Bill in the New
Hampshire House.
The Legislators aefuse to allow Its
Indefinite Postponement.
Alleged Attempt to induce a Mem.
ber to Absent Himself.

CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 22.-When the
New Hampshire House assembled this morn
ing the members met anticipating that the
beginning of the end of the most stubbornly
contested railroad controversy in the legis-
latlve history of the State was in sight. To
say that any one regretted it would be un-
true. All had looked forward to the time
of taking the vote with feelings of pleasure.
Long and protracted have been the hearings
and debates preliminary thereto.
According to general understanding the
supporters of the motion to indefinitely post
pone the Hazen bill were conceded the en-
tire time of the session before the roll was
called.
Mr.. Page of Haverhill, spoke in favor of
indefinite postponement because he believed
that the Hazen bill was unconstitutional and
a subterfuge to deceive members by its am
biguous terms. If the promoters Of the Ha-
zen bill wanted the Concord. as he believes
they did. why didn't they say so instead of
trying to secure it by subterfuge? He re-
ferred at length to the reaching out process
of the Canadian Pacific. If the men asking
for the passage of the Hazen bill would not
say just what they mean and want, a new
bin should be framed or this one indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Woodman of Dover, said that the peo
pie OF his city who had had much experience
with the Boston q Maine would deem him
recreant to his trust did he not oppose fur
ther designs of that corporation upon the
railroads in New Hampshire.
Mr.. Killoren of Dover, said tho gentleman
who had preceded him did not represent the
views of the business men Of Dover on the
question and that since the union of the
Maine and Eastern they had received better
facilities than before.
At precisely 1880 this afternoon the vote
on the indefinite poStponement of the HaZen
bill was taken in the House amid much ex-
citement. The result was as follows:
In favor of motion. 1856
Against mollon.... .167
Just before the vote was taken Mr.. S. B.
Page OF Haverhill, rose and read the follow
ing kilograms:
GRovEToN. N. H., September 21, 1887
ANDREW JACKSON, House Of Representatives
II. NEwHALL.
WEST MILAN, N H., September %, 1887.
ANDREW JACKSON, Concord:
Your wife able to come with mail this morning.
MOONEY.
Mr. Page charged that this was an attempt
on the part of the retained lobbyists of the
Concord railroad to deprive Representative
jackson of his vote, and denounced the per-
petrators in seathing terms.
Mr.. Moore disclaimed, on behalf of the
friends of the Concord in the House, any
knowledge of the matter.
An animated eollOquy followed between
Mr.. Colby of Claremont, and Mr.. Moore of
Nashua, in which the former charged the
latter with having made certain statements
in closing his argument designed to unduly
influence members.
Mr. Moore offered to withdraw his motion
to indefinitely postpone the Hazen bill, so
that the Judiciary committee could make an
immediate investigation of the truth of his
assertion, that Boston broker had offered
a member of the House $1,000 to vote for the
Hazen bill.
This proposition Mr.. Colby would not as
sent to.
Both episodes created intense excitement.
After it had subsidized the speaker directed
that all not members be excluded from the
floor before the voting began, and his orders
were strictly complied with and the doors
locked. The gallery was filed to overflow
ing, as were also the corridors of the State
House. The voting proceeded amid subdued
excitement and when the result was an
nounced there was prolonged cheering. The
House adjourned Immediately afterwards.
Before the opening of the morning session
OF the House, every available seat in the
gallery was taken and soon after that il was
impossible to obtain standing room even,
either above or below. Last evening Speak
er Burleigh announced that seats would be
reserved exclusively for members and off
GERS of the House and carried out these in
structions to the letter.